10th December 2019
This Karanai Puduchery is a part of Chennai and the
Amman temple is about a KM off GST Road. Built during recent years.
Presiding deity : Neethi Nayagi Sri Sangothi Amman.
Some of the important features of this temple are…
The temple is facing east with a 3 tier
Rajagopuram. The Rajagopuram entrance wooden doors has the sculptures of Ambal’s
various avatars. Balipeedam and dwajasthambam are immediately after the
Rajagopuram. The Sanctum sanctorum consists of Sanctum, Artha mandapam and
mukha mandapam. Amman is in sitting posture. Damaru and angusam are in the upper
hands and lower right hand holds a knife. The Suyambu amman is at the bottom.
Urchavar is in the Artha mandapam. Simha vahana is in the mukha mandapam. In
koshtam Varagi, Maheswari, Vaishnavi, Brahmi and Durgai. Stucco images of Shiva and Ambal, munis, Hindu deities are on the muka mandapam parapet wall.
In the outer prakaram sannadhi for Vinayagar with
Nagars under a peepal tree, Iyappan and Navagrahas. The temple tank is on the
right side of the temple which is full of water with fishes.
LEGENDS
As per the legend the name of the Ambal, is Sangothi
which is the corrupted name of Sangu+oothi ( blow the Conch ). During Piralaya
period ( Tsunami ) Amman blew the Conch and warned the people. Hence Amman is
called as Sangoothi Amman, which latter turned to Sangothi Amman.
Annual festival is being celebrated on 4th
Week of Aadi month.
TEMPLE TIMINGS:
The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs to
11.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS:
Trustee Mr S K Karunakaran may be contacted on his
mobile 9941611246 for further details.
HOW TO REACH:
The temple is in Karanai Puducherry which is about 13.3
KM from Tambaram Railway Station and 3.3 KM from Urapakkam Railway Station.
LOCATION:CLICK HERE
Moolavar is of swayambhu
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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